Upgrade Commander have put up some new images of the upcoming Maketoy Reveal the Shield Optimus Prime upgrade set. These images show off the full extend of the upgrade, showing both the beefed up robot mode and the massive weapons harness that the rest of the trailer forms. A new feature is also revealed – a shot of the back of the robot shows a cable running from a backpack into the clear red sword – could this release have a light-up sword in the style of the original Laser Optimus Prime?
Click on the link above to check out the images. The page also gives a prospective price of 7,999 yen – about $100 at current exchange rates – and a potential release date of November. Maketoy’s own site though is now quoting 8,400 yen – about $110 – so it may depend on the retailer.
Stepper
You are sure giving them idea & they might just do it
Bountyan
Maketoy likes to make their toys into sports players. Giant has "football shoulder pads" and this has "hockey gloves."
Wyvern
Yep, that's what I day too…. Hockey gloves… Bleh.
I feel the same way. I'm waiting for the Nemesis/Scourge repaint. I'd buy two even.
Stormcrow
I really do like almost everything about this set, just not enough to justify dropping the dollars for it.
Lion
Thats maybe my only problem with it. The hands look out of place. Like hes wearing hockey gloves or something…other wise Im digging the protector like add ons..
Kuma Style
Really? It looks like he'll be about the height of the original Laser Prime toy… were you looking for an ultra size? Bc, that's above voyager, and I think that'd be a bit large to go along with classics… but, who knows, maybe it could work?
My biggest thing is those proportions… man, those hands are pretty fucked up looking.
Stepper
I feel that it is too small even with the add on
CodeXCDM
He's shorter than that beer bottle in the video… so basically the Deluxe becomes Voyager-ish height.
vmagnum
This sucks. I can't even find as decent priced RTS G2 prime around and now they have this tempting looking trailer…
Superquad7
I'm gonna wait on Hasbro to have a chance to give me this repaint and have it properly named "SCOURGE". Either that can happen, or I'll end up doing like yourself and create a custom on my own.
thedreaded1
Encline should have put that Prime next to a pen. Then we would be able to know how tall he is.
Keith Prime
Guess I should post Encline's preveiw here, huh? He does talk about the height a bit (don't think he actually says anything to clear anything up though):
Transformers Preview: MAKETOY G2 LASER OPTIMUS BATTLE TANKER UPGRADE. – YouTube
& Encline's pic w/ MT Not-Scavenger:
wolfe
Can't wait for this.
Bountyan
Yeah, not even close to City Commander height. Those leg add-ons don't look like they would increase his height by much.
-Sideways-
"Scourge TRANSFORM!…. FURY MODE!" That is all… I'm so happy I got RTS Prime now. Now I must paint him in the obvious Black and Teal paint job we all know and love. (Or loathe because Nemesis Prime over standardized the color scheme asshole…..)
Shin Densetsu
hrm…good point.
process
I can't imagine. The only height he's getting is from the boots, and even then it's deluxe –> ~voyager, vs. voyager –> ~ultra with the Commander armors.
Shin Densetsu
Wonder if in combined mode, this thing is the same size as City Commander? If so, this may kill my desire of ever owning Shadow Commander.
Bountyan
I got G2 Optimus Prime today so I'll probably consider picking this up now if I have spare cash when it goes up.
OGteg
ok, now I've got to have a RTS Prime………….